Seminars for this year's show will include: "They Put the Special in Special Needs," "The Furrocious Fashion Face-Off," "CatCon Video Festival presented by The Pet Collective," Kitten Lady Tells All presented by ASPCA, Men and Cats: a Love Story, and The CatCon Awards, presented by the Maker of Frontline Gold.

Since its inception in 2015, CatCon has donated nearly $70,000 to organizations including FixNation, Lil BUB's BIG Fund and Kitten Rescue, organizers said. This year, $2 of every CatCon ticket sale will go to the Ian Somerhalder Foundation.

There will be rescued cats available for adoption at the festival, but attendees are not permitted to bring their own cats.